close call

[glock21]

So i was about to get off work when im siiting in the office and a call comes in for a rattle snake in a house, All the techs are already off so i say ill go get it. All the snake equipment is in another techs truck so i have to do my best not to get bit.
Well i get to the house and its the smallest snake ive ever seen. shaking its tail like a rattler even the marking are similar. hes coiled up and striking at me everytime i get close. turns out to be a gopher snake, after i pick it up it calms down and hes the cuteist little thing hahah

[trlcavscout]

You should have shot it

[glock21]

its so small, i like snakes bud, you stay away from my house you hear me hahahaa

[roberth]

Thanks for saving the snake. Did you return him to his home?

[glock21]

Not the exact spot but were he will be happy

[Irving]

Shotgun Willy's?

[enthusiast]

Good job! I love snakes they keep the other critters like mice away.

[mx'r]

Shotgun Willy's?

[glock21]

it was awsome, my 3year old wasnt scared when we released it and she was so happy to see him slither into the brush inback of my house, its just a lil critter but it feels good not to have to humanly uthinize them or how ever you spell it hahaha

[Irving]

I had always heard of kids catching Bull snakes when growing up, but I've only ever seen, I think, 3 different kinds of wild snakes here. Garder snakes, rattlers, and whatever that other one was. I once caught a snake that was about 4 feet long. I just assumed it was a bull snake, but I think it could have been a Gopher snake. I came across a similarly sized snake once a few years ago when I was running, but he was way too pissed for me to pick him up and I don't know what he was. I'm curious and am going to look up how many local snakes there are now. I LOVE snakes, but never see anything but Garder snakes.